Press Releases

As part of a new series of features and to mark the UN’s International Day of People with Disabilities on Saturday, we spoke to Sam Tatlow – creative diversity partner at ITV and chair of BAFTA's disability advisory group – and Andrew Miller – disability champion, broadcaster and BAFTA trustee – who shared with us their experiences of working in the screen industries, their thoughts on BAFTA’s commitment to improving access for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people, and what the industry needs to do next. (10mins) 

• Two Awards for The Snail and the Whale
• Two first-time winners across the performance categories, George Webster wins in Presenter and Taiya Samuel in Young Performer
• Chris O’Dowd wins for Performer
• El Deafo collects the award for Content for Change

Justin Fletcher, George Webster, Braydon Bent, Cathy Tyson, Bobby Beynon, Taiya Samuel and Grant Orchard are among the nominees confirmed to attend the BAFTA Children & Young People Awards this Sunday.

A host of guest presenters will join them, including Molly Rainford, Dani Harmer, Amir Wilson, Kemi Majeks, Jason Isaacs, MC Grammar, Joseph Coelho, Ben Shires, Alishea Campbell-Drummond,  The Ayodi Family, Nigel Clarke, Inel Tomlinson, and the winners of BAFTA's 2022 Young Presenters Competition.

BAFTA: A LIFE IN PICTURES: MARGOT ROBBIE

View the full list of winners here

Nominees including Biffy Clyro, Brian Cox, Caitríona Balfe, Dougray Scott, Izuka Hoyle, Jack Docherty, Jack Lowden, Mark Bonnar, Marli Siu, Ncuti Gatwa, Phyllis Logan, Sam Heughan and Yong-chin Breslin are amongst the names confirmed to be attending the BAFTA Scotland Awards this Sunday. 

They will be joined by this years' Outstanding Contribution recipient Peter Capaldi, as well as a host of guest presenters including Armando Iannucci, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Kate Dickie and Sharon Rooney. 

BAFTA albert, the TV and film industry organisation for environmental sustainability, has today published an update from the largest media brands in the UK and Ireland on the progress of the Climate Content Pledge, one year after it was signed alongside COP26 in Glasgow.

• 33 'must-watch’ creatives from film, games and television to receive professional development and global networking opportunities from BAFTA, with the support of Netflix

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ryan Coogler, Lena Dunham, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Tony Kushner and Margot Robbie among industry change-makers on BAFTA’s public programme  

• Stars from both sides of the silver screen attend jury meeting at BAFTA headquarters to select the EE Rising Star Award shortlist ahead of the 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards
• Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger) and BAFTA-nominated actor Joe Cole (Gangs of London and Peaky Blinders) joined actor and producer Jason Flemyng (Boiling Point and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) on jury panel
• Chair of BAFTA Film Committee, Anna Higgs, chaired the esteemed jury panel that included casting directors Lucy Bevan (The Batman) and Leo Davis (The Queen)
• In its 18th year, the EE Rising Star Award boasts previous winners including Lashana Lynch, Bukky Bakray, Micheal Ward, Letitia Wright, Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega, and Tom Hardy
• The shortlist will be announced in January when voting will open to the British public at ee.co.uk/BAFTA